EPISODE

16. Dead to Rights

Oliver and Diggle learn that Deadshot is still alive and his next target is Malcolm. Malcolm invites Tommy to attend a benefit honoring Malcolm for his work with Starling City but Tommy refuses to attend. Oliver encourages his friend to mend his relationship with his father while he can. Meanwhile, Oliver struggles to balance his new relationship with McKenna and his duties as Arrow.

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Oliver kills a hired gunman and realizes that the latter's target is not yet safe. Chien hires Lawton, who survived Oliver's attack, to take out Malcolm after the previous gunman's death. Malcolm asks Tommy to attend an award ceremony where Malcolm will be receiving a humanitarian award; Tommy is persuaded by Oliver to attend. At the last moment, Oliver discovers that Malcolm is the target and races to the event to save him. Although he is almost caught by Hall, Oliver manages to get Malcolm away from Chien's men. Malcolm is shot with one of Lawton's poisonous bullets and Oliver is forced to reveal his identity to Tommy in order to help save Malcolm's life. Malcolm and Tommy reconcile. Malcolm tells Moira about his belief that someone from the organization attempted to murder him. Laurel is confronted by her mother, Dinah, who states that Sara, Laurel's sister, might still be alive. During a flashback, Oliver is shown repairing a damaged radio, which Wilson uses to tune into Fyers' radio communications. They find out that Fyers possesses an advanced anti-aircraft missile launcher.

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